Online Casino Poker and Using the Right Strategy

Online casino poker can be a truly exciting game, where if you have the proper skills and some lady luck, can be very lucrative as well. We have written several articles that deal with advanced poker strategy and how to play certain cards when you’re dealt them. You may hear various terms when playing poker and it is important that you understand what these mean if you’re going to be successful at this particular online casino game. You’ll hear such terms as the flop, the river, the turn card, as well as ace rags to name just a few, and this last one means you are holding an ace with another card that is lower than a 10 in your hole cards. Just like any other hands, such as pair of aces, pair of kings, or pair of queens, there’s a particular way that you can play these hands to maximize the results at any online casino, as well as any land based facilities. Many individuals believe that any ace rag is from an A2 to A6, yet others feel that a rag ace hand would be from A2 to A9.

When you find you have these cards, most times you’re probably better to fold than continue on, of course depending on your chip stack, how much you’re playing for blind wise, and how the other players at the table react to various hands. Even if you proceed with the hand, you’re trying to look to the flop to see if you can pair up. This is not a bad idea to do so, as long as it does not cost you too much money to see the flop. One advantage to this hand is that if you happen to pair up your low card, it means you have an ace kicker which is obviously the best other card to have with this type of hand. You have to be careful and watch the other players and how they bet though, because if you find they are betting with an ace on board and you have an extremely low card, they may have an ace and paired up with a higher hole card than yours and if you don’t hit trips to save you, this can be potentially very costly for you if you play on.

The bottom line with this particular poker hand is that you have to play very carefully and truly watch the other players and how they bet. Obviously playing at an online casino compared to a brick and mortar facility is very different because you are not able to see your opponents and the type of “tells” of “signs” they can sometimes show you, indicating how strong or weak their hand is. When playing at an online casino, the only way you can see different signs is to watch how the players bet, how long it takes them to do so, and whether they try and play every hand or just play the ones they feel they are sure to win. If you are new to the game of poker you should really look for an online casino that offers you the chance to play for free until you are ready to play for real cash, if that is your decision. Check out our many other articles written about Texas Hold em strategy and you will be surprised how these tips on strategy can greatly improve your game.